Honey Benefits

I absolutely love honey and I have noticed that many brands have product lines that are at least inspired by honey and some even contain it as their ingredient. I have announced recently a new product line from L’Occitane called Bonne Mere and their honey products actually do have honey extract. But besides having already prepared products, why don’t we turn to honey itself? It’s accessible, a part of our everyday routine (at least it should be) and there are numerous ways you can make it work for you beauty-wise. I am going to mention some general facts about honey and how we can incorporate it into our beauty regime.

Did you know that the darker the honey is, the higher levels of antioxidants are?

Here are some interesting facts about honey:

*honey is very nutritious

*packed with antioxidants

*has antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties

*rejuvenates sensitive and acne-prone skin

*helps with fine lines and wrinkles

*nourishes the deep skin layers(dermis) and results show in the upper layres(epidermis)

*attracts and retains moisture

*honey is a skin-brightening agent

*heals cuts and scrapes

*it helps take out the sting out of bee and/or wasp sting incidents and reduce swelling

Honey collection is an ancient activity. Humans apparently began hunting for honey at least 8,000 years ago.So far, the oldest remains of honey have been found in Georgia(country).In ancient Egypt, honey was used to sweeten cakes and biscuits, and was used in many other dishes. Ancient Egyptian and Middle Eastern peoples also used honey for embalming the dead.Honey was also cultivated in ancient Mesoamerica. The Maya used honey from the stingless bee for culinary purposes, and continue to do so today. The Maya also regarded the bee as sacred. As for beauty purposes, who can forget the story of Cleopatra bathing in milk and honey soaks?

Did you know that to make 1 pound of honey a swarm of honeybees flies around 24000 miles and visits 3-9 million flowers? Hard workers those honeybees!

Here I have some recipes of easy DIY masks, scrubs, washes and the like.

I am lucky to consume only raw, real, natural honey which my parents buy from small organic honey producers in Mostar. They bring me all sorts of honey so I truly am pampered. Where do you get your honey? I have heard that raw honey even helps calm allergies but some deny the relation, however, I am alway for getting organic, natural everything that I can (including honey). So I’ll always be in favor of raw honey rather than the processed one we have in stores. I also like visiting organic markets, help boost small producers from my country.